diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/annotation/SecuredAnnotationSecurityMetadataSource.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/annotation/SecuredAnnotationSecurityMetadataSource.java
index 162eeb52d3..bb1dd46b96 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/annotation/SecuredAnnotationSecurityMetadataSource.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/annotation/SecuredAnnotationSecurityMetadataSource.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import org.springframework.security.access.method.AbstractFallbackMethodSecurity
 public class SecuredAnnotationSecurityMetadataSource extends AbstractFallbackMethodSecurityMetadataSource {
 
     protected Collection<ConfigAttribute> findAttributes(Class<?> clazz) {
-        return processAnnotation(clazz.getAnnotation(Secured.class));
+        return processAnnotation(AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(clazz, Secured.class));
     }
 
     protected Collection<ConfigAttribute> findAttributes(Method method, Class<?> targetClass) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/prepost/PrePostAnnotationSecurityMetadataSource.java b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/prepost/PrePostAnnotationSecurityMetadataSource.java
index 5138f5f25d..79fd1541ab 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/prepost/PrePostAnnotationSecurityMetadataSource.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/access/prepost/PrePostAnnotationSecurityMetadataSource.java
@@ -105,23 +105,13 @@ public class PrePostAnnotationSecurityMetadataSource extends AbstractMethodSecur
         }
 
         // Check the class-level (note declaringClass, not targetClass, which may not actually implement the method)
-        annotation = specificMethod.getDeclaringClass().getAnnotation(annotationClass);
+        annotation = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(specificMethod.getDeclaringClass(), annotationClass);
 
         if (annotation != null) {
             logger.debug(annotation + " found on: " + specificMethod.getDeclaringClass().getName());
             return annotation;
         }
 
-        // Check for a possible interface annotation which would not be inherited by the declaring class
-        if (specificMethod != method) {
-            annotation = method.getDeclaringClass().getAnnotation(annotationClass);
-
-            if (annotation != null) {
-                logger.debug(annotation + " found on: " + method.getDeclaringClass().getName());
-                return annotation;
-            }
-        }
-
         return null;
     }